EASTERN IDAHO — Preston and Declo each claimed their conferences’ regular-season crown but have yet to punch their ticket to the State Tournament.
Watersprings, who also finished the regular season with their conference’s top record, secured its spot in next week’s tournament by winning the district tournament Wednesday night.
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Declo, who suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of Soda Springs in the district tournament, will face West Jefferson Saturday in a State play-in game. Preston will battle Pocatello for the 5A District 5 title, and the district’s lone State bid Thursday night in Preston.
Madison, Sugar-Salem, Firth, Marsh Valley and Rockland join the local teams who have already earned their state berths and find themselves among the top three team in their divisions in the final media polls of the season — release Thursday.
Here are the final poll results.
6A
TEAM (first-place votes) — Record as of Thursday — Points — Ranking last weekTeam W-L Pts Pvs1. Owyhee (10) 19-4 54 12. Madison (1) 21-2 44 23. Lake City 19-4 34 34. Post Falls 15-9 15 45. Meridian 15-9 13 t-5Others receiving votes: Capital 3, Boise 2.
5A
TEAM (first-place votes) — Record as of Thursday — Points — Ranking last week1. Preston (11) 21-1 55 12. Hillcrest 17-5 41 23. Lewiston 19-4 31 34. Middleton 16-7 21 45. Skyview 19-4 11 5Others receiving votes: Pocatello 5, Bonneville 1.
4A
TEAM (first-place votes) — Record as of Thursday — Points — Ranking last week1. Bonners Ferry (11) 21-1 55 12. Sugar-Salem 18-5 40 33. Snake River 22-3 31 24. Teton 17-9 12 4t-5. Marsh Valley 13-11 9 —t-5. Cole Valley Christian 15-6 9 —Others receiving votes: American Falls 4, McCall-Donnelly 4, Weiser 1.
3A
TEAM (first-place votes) — Record as of Thursday — Points — Ranking last week1. Declo (8) 22-1 44 12. Firth (3) 18-5 38 33. Wendell 17-6 31 44. West Side 16-7 20 25. Ambrose 15-8 13 5Others receiving votes: New Plymouth 8, Soda Springs 7, Nampa Christian 2, Priest River 2.
2A
TEAM (first-place votes) — Record as of Thursday — Points — Ranking last week1. Valley (11) 22-0 55 12. Kamiah 19-2 36 23. Kendrick 17-7 21 —4. Riverstone 20-2 18 45. Logos 16-9 12 5Others receiving votes: Lakeside 8, Grace 5, Butte County 4, Oakley 3, Victory Charter 3.
1A
TEAM (first-place votes) — Record as of Thursday — Points — Ranking last week1. Watersprings (7) 20-3 49 22. Rockland (2) 20-3 45 13. Dietrich (2) 19-3 38 3t-4. Carey 17-6 14 4t-4. Cascade 17-6 14 —Others receiving votes: Council 2, Garden Valley 2, Clearwater Valley 1.
Voters: Mark Nelke, Coeur d’Alene Press; Brandon Baney, IdahoSports.com; Brady Frederick, KTVB; Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman; Race Archibald, Idaho Press; Max Oswald, Bonner County Daily Bee; Adam Engel, Times-News; Kole Emplit, KMVT; Brandon Walton, Idaho State Journal; Kade Calvin, KPVI; Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com.
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